Public Health MD/MPH
Degree Awarded: MD-MPH Degree (MDMPH)
Minimum Required Credits: 42.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9111; 21-1091; 25-1071; 21-1094
About the Program
Drexel University College of Medicine offers a five-year dual degree with Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health for students to pursue both a medical degree and a master's degree in public health. Most MD/MPH students complete a year of MPH coursework between the 3rd and 4th year of medical school.
In this program, students learn to be physicians with a public-health orientation. The program, built on a foundation of health and human rights, provides strong interdisciplinary training in clinical medicine and population health sciences, including community health and prevention, health care management and policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental health. Students will choose one of the existing MPH majors to pursue and will complete the selected major requirements.
Students are awarded the MD and MPH degrees at the end of the dual degree program once all degree requirements for the MD and MPH are completed.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact the Dornsife School of Public Health
Admission Requirements
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health admissions requirements can be found at: https://drexel.edu/dornsife/admissions/overview/
Degree Requirements
| Core/Foundational Courses | ||
| Shared credits with DUCOM for medical school coursework completed | 9.0 | |
| BST 5000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| CHP 5000 | Public Health Systems and Practice | 3.0 |
| EPI 5000 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| HMP 5000 | Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health Research | 3.0 |
| PBHL 5000 | Public Health Foundations 1 | 3.0 |
| PBHL 5001 | Career Development for Public Health I | 0.0 |
| PBHL 5002 | Career Development for Public Health II | 0.0 |
| PBHL 6000 | Applied Practice Experience in Public Health | 0.0 |
| Subject-Area Focused Courses | ||
| Major Courses, Electives, and Integrative Learning Experience 2 | 18.0 | |
| Total Credits | 42.0 | |
- 1
Foundational Public Health Knowledge: Public Health Foundations is only required for students who do not have a degree from a CEPH accredited school. Students who have a degree from a CEPH accredited school will take an elective in place of Public Health Foundations.
- 2
Students will follow the required curriculum of their chosen MPH major.